85R9579 KSD-D
By: Romero, Jr. H.B. No. 3397
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to formula funding for continuing workforce education
courses offered by public junior colleges.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.059, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-2) In developing the formulas under this section for the
allocation of state funds to public junior colleges, the board
shall include appropriate base funding amounts for continuing
education workforce courses offered by public junior colleges for
which credit toward a certificate or associate's degree is not
awarded, to the extent those courses are consistent with the role
and mission of a public junior college and are designed to prepare
students with skills necessary to attain external workforce
credentials, including certifications and licenses, or employment
in specific high-demand occupations, and regardless of whether the
courses are part of a recognized sequence of courses that requires a
specific number of contact hours.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.